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STATES OF JERSEY r SCRUTINY REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT PLAN: 2020–2023 (S.R.13/2019) – JOINT RESPONSE OF THE MINISTERS FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY Presented to the States on 30th December 2019 by the Minister for Health and Social Services STATES GREFFE 2019 S.R.13 Res.
SCRUTINY REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT PLAN: 2020–2023 (S.R.13/2019) –JOINT RESPONSE OF THE MINISTERS FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY Ministerial Response to: S.R.13/2019 Review title: Scrutiny Review of the Government Plan: 2020–2023 Scrutiny Panel: Government Plan Review Panel INTRODUCTION Minister for Health and Social Services: The Minister for Health and Social Services expresses his thanks to the Panel for its work on analysing the Government Plan. Minister for Social Security: The Minister for Social Security is grateful to the Panel for the work that has been undertaken during this review. FINDINGS Findings Minister Comments 1 The total Heads of Expenditure for the MHSS Agreed, but excluding the impact of Health and Community Services efficiencies, pay award and other Department is £211 million. In respect transfers. of Ministerial allocations, the Minister for the Health and Social Services receives the highest allocation of funding (£211 million) for his remit out of all the Council of Ministers. 2 Unlike the Medium-Term Financial MHSS & The HCS budget is presented in the Plans, where the information was MSS agreed corporate style for the provided in an annex, the Government Government Plan as for all other Plan lacked any details regarding the Departments. breakdown of departmental budgets. 3 The Efficiency Plan 2020 states that MHSS Agreed £1.77 million worth of efficiencies will be made through ‘commercial operations’ and £3.67 million through ‘operational excellence’. It also indicates that £750,000 worth of cross- cutting operations are attributed to the Health and Community Services Department. Page - 2 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments 4 The Health and Community Services MHSS The £2.8 million forms part of the total Department is due to make £9 million Modern Workforce efficiencies total. worth of efficiencies in 2020. However, only £6.1 million worth of efficiencies in respect of HCS are described within the Efficiencies Plan 2020-23. It is unclear to the Panel how the remaining £2.8 million worth of efficiencies will be achieved. 5 The Panel has been advised by the MHSS The department will be drafting a Minister for Health and Social Workforce Strategy and Plan. As part Services that there will be no of the Strategy, the department needs to headcount reductions as result of undertake a skills analysis as well as Health and Community Services’ reviewing roles to enable delivery of efficiency programme. However, the the Jersey Care Model. The department Panel still has concerns that requires an agile and flexible workforce efficiencies may result from not that is fit-for-purpose and for the future. replacing current vacant posts within There are no plans to reduce headcount. the hospital. 6 The action “Develop a Health and MHSS Yes Wellbeing Framework” will be delivered within existing departmental budgets. 7 The action “provide appropriate MHSS Yes. People with learning disability accommodation for people within access Long-Term Care and other Learning Disability Services” is not revenue funding as do other Jersey linked to a project seeking additional citizens. revenue expenditure because it is instead linked to a capital project. 8 A Health and Wellbeing Policy MHSS Yes. The Health and Wellbeing Framework is currently being drafted Framework is currently being drafted. It which will link and coordinate actions is due to be completed and published by across Government to support the end of Q1 2020. islanders to live healthier and fuller lives, including those developed under the “preventable diseases” project. The Panel was advised that the intention was for the Framework to be completed by the end of 2019. 9 The £300,000 funding requested for MHSS Yes 2020 under the “preventable diseases” project would be spent on health promotion and introducing a two-year pilot scheme to provide healthy meals in primary schools. 10 The £102,000 funding requested for CM Correct. The need for additional Page - 3 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments the Adult Safeguarding Improvement resources is supported by a business Plan in 2020 would provide funding case, with the work programme based for two additional FTEs who are on the recommendations from needed to co-produce and implement independent reviews in 2018. the Plan. 11 The project “Mental Health” includes a MHSS Yes, the £3.2 million is correct. number of ambitious programmes and workstreams over the next 4 years. To ensure their delivery, the Government Plan has requested £3.2 million additional investment in 2020. 12 At the start of 2019, £22.5 million was MHSS Yes already invested in services which are delivering mental health activity. 13 The Medical Director of Mental Health MHSS Yes, this has been partially completed. is due to undertake a review of Jersey Talking Therapies to determine the reasons for the current long waiting lists and to understand how resources could be moved around to deliver the service differently. It was confirmed that funds are within the Government Plan to undertake this work. 14 The listening lounge will initially be a MHSS Yes. The Listening Lounge opened in 2-year pilot project and the requested November 2019. funds within the Government Plan (£0.3 million in 2020) are required to support its implementation, to appoint a project team and to staff the facility. 15 The Adult Mental Health Service is MHSS Yes, this is a national challenge. currently under significant strain Ongoing recruitment exchange to seek because of staff shortages. to address the issue. MH management team now fully appointed and staff in situ. 16 The level of resources requested for MHSS Yes mental health should be sufficient to enable the project to meet its stated aims. However, the sustainability and successful implementation of the programme is dependent on successful recruitment and retention of a high- quality workforce and improved collaboration with third and private sector partners. 17 There is a lack of clarity within the MHSS Internally, HCS has appointed a Chief Government Plan as to how the Digital Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) to Page - 4 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments Health and Care Strategy will be clinically lead on the digital agenda. delivered. The portfolio sits under the Executive Director for Health Modernisation who commenced in post in November. The team has established a digital board to determine the strategy and rationalise the financial ask. A strategy document is being developed. There is collaborative work with the Modernisation and Digital team within the Chief Operating Office. 18 Within the Government Plan there is MHSS Funding will be discussed with the no clear line of funding for the Chief Operating Officer Department. development of a digital patient records system, which it has been estimated will cost in the region of £30 million. 19 It is the intention of the Health and MHSS HCS aspires to be fully digital in Community Services Department to be 2 years and to have an EPR (electronic digital in 2 years and to have the patient record) in place when our electronic patient records system in current contract with ‘intersystems’ place in 3 years. expires in 2022. 20 The Government Plan is seeking MHSS Yes £3.6 million to be restored to the Health and Community Services Health baseline budget to fund the delivery of a new Health Care Model, in line with the principles of P.82/2012 – ‘A new way forward for Health and Social Care’. 21 Additional funds of £4.1 million have MHSS Yes been requested for 2020 under the “Maintaining Health and Community Standards” project to ensure that health and social care standards are maintained at a level comparable with the UK and other European jurisdictions. 22 To assist the Government budget MHSS Yes. As part of the Government budget setting for 2020, the “maintaining setting process, it was agreed that HCS community health and care standards” would receive £1 million less than project will receive £1 million less in originally sought and that this would be 2020 and manage any consequential replaced in 2021. pressures in year with the funds being remunerated in 2021. 23 A full business case was not produced CM As the expression of interest published for the “Regulation of Care” project as says, the £200,000 built into the MTFP Page - 5 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments the additional investment requested in (2017-19) from 2018 for user pays 2020-2023 is intended to fund a income under the Regulation of Care shortfall from the non-receipt of Law did not allow for the increased income that was budgeted to be costs of regulation. As such, this received through the regulation of care change in the Government Plan is legislation in 2018. straightforward. A full business case was unnecessary. 24 The “Mental Health Improvements” MHSS Yes capital project requests £3,930,000 in additional funding for; investment in works to “make safe” Orchard House and to prepare Clinique Pinel and Rosewood House to allow the delivery of high quality and safe mental health care. 25 Whilst the Panel is satisfied that the MHSS Yes, but continuous attention is paid to amount of additional funds requested maintaining the timetable, working is adequate to undertake the necessary collaboratively with colleagues in work on mental health facilities, it has Jersey Property Holdings. The project concerns regarding the timeframe for is a standing agenda item on the weekly the completion of Clinique Pinel and, executive meeting. specifically, the provision of a place of safety. 26 The Minister for Health and Social MHSS Yes. Options have been explored and a Services has expressed his own new place of safety suite will be part of frustration about the progress that had the refurbishment at Clinique Pinel and, been made in delivering a place of eventually, the new hospital. safety. 27 The project “Health Service MHSS There is significant backlog Improvements” seeks to deliver, not maintenance and significant investment only essential maintenance work to the in digital required. This will remain current hospital, but also initial work under review. for the development of digital patient records. The Panel is concerned that the funding identified for 2020-2023 (£5 million per annum) is insufficient to deliver these priorities. 28 Immediate works to Aviemore, to MHSS Yes ensure the building is legally compliant, will be funded under Capital Project “Discrimination Law, Safeguarding and Regulation of Care, in which £2 million has been allocated to HCS for the years 2020-23. 29 The Health and Community Services MHSS Yes, alternative accommodation has Department is currently working with been sourced for 2 of the residents, a number of provider organisations to enabling a safer environment for the Page - 6 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments seek alternative accommodation for the remaining 2. We are seeking permanent Aviemore residents. accommodation for them, while continuing to engage with partners. 30 The Government Plan requests MHSS Yes; this also includes future scoping £250,000 to fund a feasibility for provision of need in this area of assessment in order to determine a HCS. long-term solution for housing Aviemore residents in alternative accommodation. 31 The money allocated to the hospital MHSS Yes project in the Government Plan (£5 million in 2020 and £1.6 million in 2021) is the continuation of funding requested by the project team to develop the Outline Business Case. The funding will be held by Treasury and Exchequer and drawn down as required. 32 The total Heads of Expenditure for the MSS Agreed Customer and Local Services Department is £90.6 million. In respect of Ministerial allocations, the Minister for Social Security receives the second highest allocation of funding (£184 million) for her remit out of all the Council of Ministers. 33 The Customer and Local Services MSS The £2.22 million can be broken down Department is committed to making, in as follows: total, £2.2 million worth of efficiencies £1.0 million Dept operating model in 2020, £1 million of which is planned savings to come from a spend reduction in the Target Operating Model and a review £944,000 Reduced benefit payments of non-staff costs. It has been proposed based on Q3 2019 forecast that the remaining £1.2 million worth £100,000 Contracts review of efficiencies will be found through £136,000 Modern efficient workforce contract management, more efficient and efficient organisational structures organisational structures and adopting Modern Workforce principles. £40,000 One Customer Location. 34 The Government Plan proposes to MSS Yes. This proposal ensures that the reinstate the States Grant to its full Social Security Fund remains value by 2023, rather than reinstating it financially sustainable and is able to in full in 2020. support future generations, whilst allowing the government to invest more in public services over the next few years. 35 The States Assembly will be asked to MSS This is correct. agree amendments to the Social Page - 7 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments Security (Jersey) Law 1974 alongside the Government Plan. If approved, the Law will introduce a legal requirement to reinstate the States Grant to its full value of £93.1 million by 2023. 36 Consideration is being given to MSS Comment from Treasury: No specific changing the investment strategy of the individual projects have been identified Social Security (Reserve) Fund to at present, but examples of potential allow it to invest in local future projects might be a sports infrastructure. The Panel was told that campus/complex or student investment in infrastructure could accommodation as part of an enhanced complement the existing asset classes higher education offering. Local held in the fund’s portfolio, increase infrastructure is not an area in which diversification and offer an appropriate the Social Security (Reserve) Fund is risk adjusted return. The Panel is still currently invested but examples like unclear, however, as to the type of those provided could produce revenue local infrastructure that might receive streams which are aligned to the Fund’s this investment. investment objectives whilst at the same time supporting much-needed investment in the Island’s infrastructure. 37 The Government Plan proposes a 1% MSS This is correct. The 1% increase would increase to the headline rate of Long- have provided a sustainable and fairer Term Care contributions and an long-term care scheme for younger increase in the income cap from people and future generations. £176,232 to £250,000 38 Due to availability of allowances and MSS This is correct. reliefs, most people would pay less than the proposed 2% in contributions towards the Long-Term Care Fund as a percentage of their total income. 39 Diffuse mesothelioma is a disease MSS The number of cases will diminish over associated with historic exposure to time, but a decrease will probably not asbestos fibre. As a result, it is not start to be seen for another 10 years as foreseen that there will be an increase the disease has a very long latency in diagnosis of the condition following period. the establishment of the compensation scheme. Rather, it is expected that there will be a dwindling of cases over the next few years. 40 The Panel is satisfied that the amount MSS Acknowledged of money requested for the “diffuse mesothelioma scheme” in 2020 is sufficient and the reasons behind the request agreeable. 41 The £150,000 funding requested for MSS This is correct. 2020 would pay for expert advice to Page - 8 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments help identify options, an approach and actions to improving financial independence in old age. The funding allocation for 2021 would be dependent on the outcome of the work undertaken the previous year. 42 The Panel supports the request for MSS Acknowledged. Detailed plans will be additional funds in 2020 to undertake developed during 2020. research on financial independence in old age. However, until the outcome of the investigation is known, and proposals of a way forward are brought to the States Assembly, we are unable to confirm whether we are content with the funding allocation for 2021-2023. 43 The triennial regulations that are MSS Agreed currently in place for the Food Costs Bonus expire at the end of 2019. The business case for this project simply proposes a further extension of the Bonus at its current value. 44 The Government Plan is seeking MSS Agreed £2.5 million of additional funds to in order to maintain the single-parent component of income support on a permanent basis. 45 It has been estimated that 1,204 people MSS Agreed would be accessing the single-parent component of income support by the end of 2020. This figure was used to determine the amount of additional investment required. 46 Additional funds of £150,000 have MSS Agreed been requested in 2020 under the “Support for Home Care and Carers’ project to deliver a pilot scheme, which will provide additional financial support to a small number of lower income families. The scheme will be aimed at domiciliary care - care provided in a household by family members - and it is intended that the money will assist with extra domestic costs. 47 The funds will cover a range of MSS Agreed domestic costs associated with caring for a family member in the home, it Page - 9 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Findings Minister Comments will not represent a payment to the carer or a specific amount for every claimant. 48 Experience gained in 2020 from the MSS Agreed pilot scheme will be used to inform a wider scheme available from 2021, hence the substantial increase in requested funding for the subsequent 3 years. 49 Whilst the Panel is content with the MSS Acknowledged; detailed plans will be proposals and satisfied with rational developed during 2020. behind the request for additional funds, at this stage we are unable to conclude whether the resource allocation for the years 2021-2023 is appropriate until we understand the outcome of the pilot scheme. 50 The additional funding requested in the MSS Attached at Appendix 1 is a provisional Government Plan for the “Disability list of actions prioritised for the and Community Strategy” project will Disability Strategy in 2020; this support the roll out of a wide range of includes permanent staffing resource. projects from 2020 onwards. However, The 2020 projects are in the process of at the time of producing the being discussed by the Disability Government Plan, the identification of Strategy Delivery Group (DSDG). The these projects was still under DSDG is a collaboration between discussion. The Disability Strategy Government officers, voluntary and Delivery Group was due to consider a community organisations and draft list at its meeting in October. individual service users. The proposed projects are a combination of actions listed as ‘medium-term’ in the Strategy (which was published in 2017), and ‘new’ actions identified by the group over the past 2 years. The recommendations of the DSDG will be considered by the Minister for Social Security who has political oversight of the Disability Strategy. Page - 10 S.R.13/2019 Res.
RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations To Accept/ Comments Target Reject date of action/ completion 1 The Minister for Health and MHSS Agree A detailed breakdown is provided in Social Services should the attached briefing at Appendix 2. provide a detailed The £9 million of efficiencies are breakdown of how his broken down across HCS in a department intends to make number of schemes, these being – £9 million of efficiencies in 2020, before the debate on 1. Operational Excellence the Government Plan. • Continuing Care • Mental Health • Support Services • Intermediate Care • Community & Voluntary • Off-island acute services • Productive theatres • Acute floor • Outpatient services 2. Commercial and Customer • Pharmacy and drugs • Non-pay costs • Income recovery • Cross cutting commercial 3. Modern Workforce • Nursing establishment and bed reconfiguration • Medical staffing • Modernisation of services and skill mix Target Operating Model 2 The Minister for Health and MHSS Partially This will be possible once the central Social Services should agree HR system has been reconfigured to provide the Panel will an the new HCS care group structure. If updated table every quarter there are any delays to this then there noting the number of funded will be an impact on the ability to posts, actual staff in post report to Scrutiny. and vacant posts within the hospital. 3 In advance of any changes MTR Response from Treasury: No Page - 11 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Recommendations To Accept/ Comments Target Reject date of action/ completion being made to the specific individual projects have investment strategy of the been identified at present. Local Social Scrutiny (Reserve) infrastructure is not an area in which Fund, the Minister for the Social Security (Reserve) Fund is Treasury and Resources currently invested but projects which should provide the States produce revenue streams aligned to Assembly with the Fund’s investment objectives documentation in respect of could be considered. At the same the proposed changes, time, this would support much- including details of the local needed investment in the Island’s infrastructure to be invested infrastructure. in, any potential risks Under the Public Finances (Jersey) associated with that Law 2019, the Minister for Treasury investment, and any risks to and Resources is required to publish the future projections of the Investment Strategies for Funds and fund and its objectives cannot act in accordance with those Strategies until they have been presented to the States. 4 The Minister for Health and MHSS Agree Yes, this can be provided. Social Services should provide the Health and Social Security Panel with quarterly updates, starting from January 2020, detailing successful recruitment of staff into the mental health service. The update should also provide evidence of improved collaboration with third and private sector partners. 5 The Minister for Health and MHSS The Government Plan includes a Social Services should £5 million capital sum in 2020 for provide clarity ahead of the Health services improvements Government Plan debate as (including IT development). This is to how the digital and health planned to be split between the care strategy, and digital and the estates infrastructure specifically the digital programmes. Thereafter, the strategy patient records system, is to implementation will continue to be be funded. implemented each year, financed from both capital and revenue, with the funding source being aligned with each project and developed and refined over the Government Plan period. 6 The Minister for Health MHSS Partially Response from Minister for Social Page - 12 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Recommendations To Accept/ Comments Target Reject date of action/ completion Social Services should agree Security: A provisional list of provide the States Assembly actions prioritised for the Disability with a list of projects that Strategy in 2020 is provided in will receive funding under parallel. These 2020 projects are in the overarching “Disability the process of being discussed by the Community Strategy” Disability Strategy Delivery Group project ahead of the debate (DSDG). The DSDG is a of the Government Plan. collaboration between government officers, voluntary and community organisations and individual service users. The proposed projects are a combination of actions listed as ‘medium-term’ in the Strategy (which was published in 2017), and ‘new’ actions identified by the group over the past 2 years. Their recommendations will then be considered by the Minister for Social Security who has political oversight of the Disability Strategy. 7 The Minister for Health and MHSS Agree The work to Clinique Pinel is a HCS Social Services must priority and is regularly monitored. continue to put pressure on those delivering and undertaking the work to Clinique Pinel to ensure that it is completed, and the place of safety is in place, by the end of 2020. 8 The Minister for Health and MHSS Agree As above Social Services should provide the Health and Social Security Panel will quarterly updates, starting from January 2020, detailing the timetable for the completion of work and highlighting any delays and the contributing reasons. 9 The Minister for Health and MHSS The split between maintenance work Social Services should and the patient record is £4.1 million provide clarity to the States maintenance and £0.9 million on Assembly before the debate digital. of the Government Plan to as to how the £5 million requested for 2020 will be Page - 13 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Recommendations To Accept/ Comments Target Reject date of action/ completion apportioned between maintenance work to the current hospital and primary work on the digital patient records system. CONCLUSION Minister for Health and Social Services: The Minister expresses his thanks to the Panel and looks forward to working with the Panel in implementing the recommendations. Minister for Social Security: The Social Security Minister welcomes the findings contained in this report. Page - 14 S.R.13/2019 Res.
APPENDIX 1 Disability Strategy proposed projects for 2020 (as noted by the Disability Strategy Delivery Group on 11.12.19) Strategic Action Narrative Reference Staffing resource Specialist resource within Government of Jersey (GoJ) to provide expert advice and Disability officer guidance and promote disability awareness in the Island. Dedicated resource to manage oversight and Project manager delivery of strategy actions. Strategic Policy Performance and Disability and diversity policy development. Population policy resource Dedicated disability officer post within Disability Sport officer Jersey Sport (through Jersey Sport funding). Proposed projects to be delivered within existing budgets or through new dedicated resource Policy team to conduct initial scoping exercise to identify work required to extend United Nations Convention Rights United Kingdom ratification of the Persons Disability scoping work convention, including establishing an independent monitoring body. Review GoJ customer service policies to ensure they are equitable and that Customer service policies review and 1.2b accessibility requirements of disabled develop communication policy customers are met. Develop clear policy on communication with disabled customers. Communication support needs in Explore options for an Accessible 1.3a healthcare settings Information Standard in Jersey. Co-ordinate development of offering for Increase access to health and fitness generic fitness groups – including walking 3.3c groups groups, armchair yoga etc. to meet needs of younger and older disabled adults. Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) Work with VCS umbrella and structural 3.1c offering re under-supported organisations to map current VCS support of conditions disabled islanders and identify gaps. Work with trade and promotional bodies to Meeting communication needs of communicate benefits of meeting disabled 3.3d customers customer needs, including awareness of discrimination legislation. Establish working group to promote 5.1b Working group – disability awareness disability awareness Island-wide, including work with media outlets. Proposed projects with additional resource required Develop Government policy on providing 1.2b Accessible Government information documents in an accessible format. Communication training in care Improve communication support in 1.3b settings community and care settings. Page - 15 S.R.13/2019 Res.
Introduce community-based post of volunteer driver co-ordinator to set-up and 2.1c Volunteer driver scheme manage an island-wide volunteer driver scheme. Establish a reference group of disabled volunteers to advise on accessibility of 2.2c/2.3a Accessibility reference group buildings. Train group to provide advice and guidance and support an Island access audit. Develop the respite and short break services available to individuals and carers with a 3.2b Develop respite offering view to increasing the variety and flexibility of options available. Ensure that discrimination legislation is Accessible discrimination provided in accessible formats – including 4.2b information British Sign Language. Explore options for advocacy and support. Co-ordinate an annual event where disabled 5.2a Engagement event Islanders can share their experiences with elected members. Commission research to better understand the extra costs associated with disability and 5.2b The cost of living with a disability work with local businesses, VCS and service providers to develop positive action to mitigate against these costs. Improve social inclusion and support Research and explore opportunities for diversity supporting diversity within the Island. Page - 16 S.R.13/2019 Res.
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